Linimentum Cantharidis (N. P.)—Cantharides Liniment.
Botanical name:
Related entry: Cantharis (U. S. P.)—Cantharides
Preparation.—"Cantharides, in No. 60 powder, one hundred and fifty grammes (150 Gm.) [5 oz. av., 127 grs.]; oil of turpentine, a sufficient quantity to make one thousand cubic centimeters (1000 Cc.) [33 fl℥, 391♏︎]. Digest the cantharides with one thousand cubic centimeters (1000 Cc.) [33 fl℥, 391♏︎] of oil of turpentine, in a closed vessel, by means of a water-bath, for 3 hours; then strain, and add enough oil of turpentine through the strainer to make the liniment measure one thousand cubic centimeters (1000 Cc.) [33 fl℥, 391♏︎]"—(Nat. Form.).
Uses.—(See Cantharis.)
